Operations at Gate 9 and other points of entry for Redstone Arsenal are changing July 8 to accommodate furloughs starting July 8. (Huntsville Times File Photo)

Gates at Redstone Arsenal will be operating on new time
schedules beginning July 8 as the Garrison readies for as many as 15,500
civilian Department of Defense employees - including guards who work at the
checkpoints - to begin 11 days of furlough.

Garrison officials said the schedule below is tentative and may be subject to change.

Gate 9, one of the most-traveled gates and the first
point of entry for many visitors, will keep its normal 24 hour/seven day a week
schedule but will reduce staff on Fridays.

Other gate schedules will be:

Gate 1 - Martin Road East will be open on its regular Monday-Friday
5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. schedule but will be operating at reduced capacity.

Gate 3 - Redstone Road will keep the same hours of
operation, 5:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. but will now be closed on Fridays. It will also
have reduced staff during its operational days.

Gate 7 - Martin Road West will keep its 5:30 am.-8 p.m.
schedule but will also close on Friday. Operations will be at a limited
capacity each day.

Gate 8 - Goss Road entrance will see one of the biggest
changes. It is normally open 5:30 a.m.- midnight, seven days a week. That will
change to 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday to Thursday and Fridays from 9:45 a.m.-9
p.m. Operations will be at a limited capacity on Fridays.

Gate 10 - Patton Road entrance will see a similar change. It
is normally open from 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday - Friday. It will keep that
schedule but at a reduced capacity and will change Friday operations from 5:30
a.m.- 9:30 a.m.

Updated: Garrison officials said the gate schedule is tentative and is subject to change.